Ko Ko Oo ( my, ကိုကိုဦး; 1961 – 9 December 2015) was a scientist, previously served as Minister for Science and Technology of Myanmar (MOST) from September 2012 to December 2015 until his death. He received his PhD in

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. He previously served as deputy minister of MOST from March 2011 to September 2012. He was previously the director of the Department of Technical and Vocational Education (DTVE) and Director General of the Department of Atomic Energy.

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